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Dean Radin

Guest: Dean Radin

Date: 2026-06-11 | Duration: 2h 37m

Category: Science, Paranormal & Conspiracy

Episode Overview

Joe Rogan welcomes Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, for a captivating discussion that ventures into the scientific exploration of what many consider "woo-woo" phenomena. The episode sets a tone of open-minded inquiry, challenging materialistic assumptions about reality. Radin, an electrical engineer turned experimental psychologist, shares his unusual career arc, which includes stints at Bell Labs and the top-secret Stargate program, where he investigated psychic abilities. He discusses the surprising reality of telepathy, precognition, and remote viewing, backed by decades of scientific data, and questions why mainstream science often dismisses these phenomena despite compelling evidence, including the U.S. intelligence agencies' own extensive research into remote viewing. Radin explains how his work at Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory and later at UNLV focused on meta-analysis of psychic experiments and developing technologies based on intention. He recounts a powerful personal experience of bending a spoon with his mind, an event that profoundly challenged his understanding of the limits of consciousness. The conversation takes a provocative turn as Radin introduces his research into "sci genes," suggesting that genetic predispositions for psychic abilities were systematically suppressed over centuries, particularly by institutions like the Inquisition targeting "witches" and healers. This genetic pruning, he argues, has left a discernible mark on human DNA, impacting our collective openness to such experiences. The discussion wraps up with speculations on how widespread recognition and development of these latent human capabilities could fundamentally alter society, exposing corruption and fostering greater cooperation, albeit with the potential for new forms of manipulation if not accompanied by "ego control." Radin leaves listeners with a series of mind-bending real-life stories and synchronicities, including a shared laboratory vision with a stranger, underscoring his belief that our understanding of reality and human potential is far more expansive and "magical" than commonly accepted.

About Dean Radin

Dean Radin is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an electrical engineer-turned-experimental psychologist with an unconventional career spanning Bell Labs and the U.S. intelligence community's classified remote viewing program. He is known for decades of scientific research into psychic phenomena like telepathy and precognition, conducting meta-analyses of experiments and developing technologies based on intention. What makes Radin particularly compelling is his willingness to challenge mainstream scientific dismissal of consciousness-related anomalies by presenting empirical evidence while simultaneously exploring provocative theories, such as the genetic suppression of psychic abilities throughout history.

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Transcript Excerpt

[00:00:01] Joe Rogan podcast, checking out. The Joe Rogan Experience. Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. Thank you for being here. Good to be here. I'm excited to talk to you. Did you maybe manifest this conversation somehow? Maybe. [00:00:23] I've seen a bunch of your talks online. First of all, let's start from the beginning. What is your background? I thought I'd give you a... a 45-year arc in about three minutes. Perfect. Because then there's a lot of places you can get into it. So I started out as a musician, violin, up until about halfway through college. [00:00:49] And then I realized to be a musician means you have to be an athlete because you're making your living with your body. No one told me that up through until I finally decided, I don't think I want to make my living with my body because I've never been very strong. And more importantly, you also need to have a lot of stamina. And I didn't have that. And you weren't interested in gaining it? I couldn't. [00:01:44] I've never heard of that condition before, I don't think. Yeah. There's some missing enzymes, and more importantly, the Billy Rubin, which is unconjugated Billy Rubin. You have way too much of it. So there's an upside and a downside. The downside is that you can't recover from exercise quickly, and so there's a lot of fatigue that happens. The upside is that unconjugated Billy Rubin is an antioxidant. It's one of the most natural antioxidant. [00:02:13] So my cardiovascular system is like a 20-year-old. Oh. So you got your pros and your cons with this. Yeah. Have you ever tried exercising in very small doses, like throughout the day? Well, I walk every day. So that's my primary exercise. That's always great exercise. [00:02:48] And then two push-ups like four hours later. Yeah, I can do that. Yeah. I can do seven push-ups. Yeah, maybe that's the move. Maybe the move is just make yourself do things very lightly throughout the day, just to keep your bone mass and all that ...

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